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Marshall Memo: Activity Passes; Supporting Music; and Lifeguards

If you are a Marshall County resident and didn’t obtain a Marshall County Free Activity Pass, you will be able to get one by going to the Board of Education Office in Moundsville on Monday, March 11 or Tuesday March 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to have your picture taken for the pass. The Activity Pass can be used to attend every Marshall County Schools sponsored event. The pass is good for admission to the event only, and does not cover additional fees. Those with questions should call the Board of Education Office at 304-843-4400. --- Marshall County Schools Superintendent Shelby ...

Capito, Manchin Must Continue Policy To Help West Virginians

While we’ve become accustomed to hearing about the contention and gridlock in our political system, something remarkable happened in Congress at the end of January: A large, bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. This bill would temporarily expand the Child Tax Credit families rely on while also providing tax relief to businesses. Its passage through the Senate, which would make it law, would be an enormous boost to West Virginia families. The CTC was temporarily expanded during the early months ...

Counting Down the Days at the Capitol

Starting with my first regular legislative session back as a reporter for this newspaper in 2019 (my first session back was the special session on impeachment of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in the summer of 2018), I would title my columns “Week x at the Legislature.” I haven’t done that this session. Because honestly, this session has not been worth writing about in my weekly “Reporter’s Notebook” column except in a couple instances (the governor’s State of the State address, the bill lifting criminal liability protections from librarians). This has been ...

Channeling Alice Parker To Warm Away Nightmares

As many of you know one of the churches that I am blessed to lead stepped out and purchased what I like to call the, “North Wheeling Community Dream Center.” Due to all the problems, challenges, and difficulties we have had since its purchase in February 2016, some members call the building the, “North Wheeling Community Nightmare.” I understand it, but I don’t like it. I have been told that I am too transparent, and that I share way too much about my life and ministry. It is very possible, this may be more evidence they can use against me, about sharing too much. No ...

Marshall Memo: Crowning the Queen; Wall of Fame; and Writers

Congratulations to Lauren Rice who was named the 2024 JMHS Queen of Queens at a ceremony held at John Marshall High School Thursday. Victoria Henry was named First Runner Up while Amelia Kaste was Second Runner Up. Annadra Dudley was voted Miss Congeniality. --- The John Marshall High School Wall of Fame Committee will hold its 18th annual banquet and induction ceremony on Saturday, March 16 at JMHS. Donald Kirsch, Jeffrey Lilley, and Greg Steele will be the inductees. They will be recognized for their accomplishments and dedication to community with a dinner among friends and ...

Gaza: Uncovering a New Approach To Solve an Old Problem

To get to where to begin, we must discuss where we have been. Gaza was a Philistinian city and Jews began living there in the Hasmonean Era (140 B.C.E. to 37 B.C.E). At that time it was known as the place that Sampson died. Driven out by the Romans in 61 C.E., Jews have lived there off and on for 2,000 years, with their strongest presence in the 19th & 20th centuries. Israel took control of Gaza during the 1967 “Six Day War.” By 2005, 8,000 Jews were living in 21 communities in Gaza. A total of 166 farms were growing $120 million a year of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. They ...